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DIVERSITY & Inclusion MISSION STATEMENT

To assist USA Swimming in creating a culture of inclusion and opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, age, income, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.

Diversity Spotlight

Multicultural Heroes: Diversity in Aquatics Inc.

Diversity in Aquatics, Inc. is a non-profit organization that aims to decrease the drowning rate among at risk group here in the United States and in other countries. Through creative programming and support programs Diversity in Aquatics, Inc. seeks to spread the message of being safe in and around water. Diversity in Aquatics provides a website that serves as a forum for interaction, communication, and news to promote diversity and to share information on ways to lower the drowning rate in your community.

Please click on the link below to learn more about Diversity in Aquatics and why this organization has been highlighted.

Camps & Summits

National Diversity Select Camp Application Open

The 2015 National Diversity Select Camp application for both athletes and staff is now open. The application will be open for one month and will close Feb. 9, 2015. This year there will be eight additional at large spots for Outreach athletes (4 female and 4 male). Applicants still need to qualify for the camp per the selection criteria.

In addition, there are two more spots available for staff. Assistant coaches, head manager, and assistant manager will be selected from the application process. Head Coach of the 2015 National Diversity Select Camp is Brian Nabeta from Davis Arden Racing Team (DART). If you are interested in attending the camp please click on the link below for camp qualification information.

Events

2015 Cultural Swim Meets and Events Calendar

If your club is looking to attend a cultural swim meet or event please click on the link below to view the 2015 Cultural Swim Meets and Events Calendar. During the year this calendar will be updated periodically.

Contact Manuel Banks, USA Swimming’s Diversity & Inclusion Membership Specialist at mbanks@usaswimming.org if you would like to add your Zone, LSC, or swim club cultural swim meet or event to the calendar.

People

MULTICULTURAL HEROES: MARITZA CORREIA AND SGRHO

In 2012 USA Swimming partnered with Sigma Gamma Rho to increase black participation with swimming. With contributions from Sigma Gamma Rho Soror Maritza Correia this first of its kind partnership between USA Swimming and Sigma Gamma Rho has made an impact in the black community. Click on the link below for more information about this unique partnership.

Materials

2014 PASO Clinic

USA Swimming has posted presentations from the Pan American Sports Organization coach clinic that was held in October in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The presentations include the video recordings and the PDFs of the presentations. They are available in Spanish and English and can be found by clicking the link below.

USA Swimming Outreach Membership

Outreach Membership Qualifications

USA Swimming is committed to providing outreach membership for families in need. If you are interested in outreach and would like to know what qualification your family must meet please click on the link below for more information.

Programs

DIVERSITY COACH MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

The USA Swimming Diversity Coach Mentorship Program focuses on active coaches in urban areas that are interested in raising their level of expertise and skill. All coaches must be USA Swimming (USAS) certified and shown a commitment to the sport, as well as, a desire to improve in their role as Head Coach. Potential mentee coaches are identified by a USA Swimming Diversity & Inclusion staff member. For more information on the USA Swimming Diversity Coach Mentorship program please click on the link below.

Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Committee Information

The USA Swimming Diversity Committee assists USA Swimming in creating a culture of inclusion and opportunity for people of diverse backgrounds. To view minutes from recent conference calls and other information, click on the link below.

Diversity Articles

In honor of Black History Month and in celebration of our collective swimming history, USA Swimming salutes swimming athletes who have made history for the sport and for the African American community. These women exemplify the championship spirit that the sport of swimming breeds and also serve as role models for all swimmers.

Friday, February 13 through Sunday, February 15 at the Takoma Aquatic Center in Washington D.C., more than 750 athletes from 28 teams and 9 states came together in celebration and competition for the 29th Annual Black History Invitational Swim Meet (BHISM).

Diversity in Aquatics, Inc., a non-profit established in April of 2008, has the sole mission of decreasing the rate of drowning worldwide by helping to create, promote and support diversity and inclusion programs in the United States and abroad.

In honor of Black History Month and in celebration of our collective swimming history, USA Swimming salutes swimming athletes who have made history for the sport and for the African American community. These men exemplify the championship spirit that the sport of swimming breeds and also serve as role models for all swimmers.

With just 85 staff and 400,000 members, USA Swimming heavily relies on passionate volunteers at the local level to be able to provide community support. Volunteers like Pacific Swimming Diversity Chair Kent Yoshiwara have been a shining example of how one person can make a huge difference in their local swim committees (LSC's) and the sport of swimming.

Over the course of four days during the Martin Luther King, Jr holiday weekend, over 1500 boys and girls in the greater New York City and Long Island areas descended to the pool to compete in honor of a man who preached equality.

On December 8th, long distance national champion Andrew Gemmell and led an interactive session with students and their families at Bancroft Elementary School’s “Family Fitness Night”. Gemmell spoke to students ranging from 1st to 5th grade about the importance of maintaining athletic, academic and community values on a daily basis, and the impact that each has had on his international swimming career.

On Friday, Dec. 5, AT&T and USA Swimming are sponsoring an exclusive swim clinic for the ladies of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. As part of the partnership with Swim 1922, the clinic is designed to educate the adult women of Sigma Gamma Rho about the importance of learning to swim and how to be safer around the water.

Members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. made a splash on the red carpet with some of the country’s top swimmers at the 2014 Golden Goggle Awards in New York City. The event, which was held November 24, honored coaches and athletes on the U. S. National Swim Team for their work and performances throughout the year.

Motivation and dedication are familiar words to anyone looking to describe swim coaches. 2014 Diversity and Inclusion Award recipient, coach Robert Trotman, knows all about those traits and is one of the most prolific minority-serving coaches in the history of the sport.

There are some household names in the sport of swimming when it comes to representatives of diversity and inclusion. Cullen Jones and Martiza Correia have paved the way for a new crop of diverse young swim stars, few more prolific in their quest for swimming greatness than world champion and American record holder Simone Manuel.